Reply to Clueless about math supplementation, but I know I want to provide it

Forum Index » Schools and Education General Discussion

Reply to "Clueless about math supplementation, but I know I want to provide it"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Mathnasium.  They are great, and DC loves going.[/quote]

Can you tell me more about what they do at Mathnasium? I am curious but the cost quoted to me was over $200 so not sure it is worth the high price. Thanks.[/quote]

It costs us $265/month.  They have a set curriculum that follows the core standards.  From looking at the FCPS curriculum, it covers the same topics.  They do an assessment before the child starts a new curriculum, then the lessons are developed on the areas where the child needs work.  They do individual instruction on a particular topic, then the child does worksheets at the center.  They are able to provide additional assistance if needed.  They check the worksheet and a child can earn prizes.  My kid goes 2-3 times/week for an hour each time.  DC has done over 600 worksheets and has completed 2.5 grades of curriculum above DC's grade.  We feel that the individual instruction is where we have seen the most gains.  Ideally we would put DC in private school with smaller class sizes.  But even there, DC wouldn't get much individual instruction.  For $265/month, it seems like a bargain compared to private school tuition prices.

I think they do a good job of balancing work and play.  If DC does a good job, he is rewarded with game time.  They are all logic games, but DC really likes them.  DC also likes the prizes.   We do some workbooks on our own at home, too.  We tried just doing this in the beginning.  We ended up in disagreements and tears, so we outsourced for our family sanity.  Plus, with other children in the house I was always distracted.  I couldn't stay on track and consistently provide the individual attention that Mathnasium can.  As you can tell, we really like them.  [/quote]

Thank you for the info., very helpful. Sounds a little more interesting than Kumon, though I know several people who have had a lot of success with Kumon but none who go to Mathnasium since it is fairly new to our area. Not sure my DC would follow the Kumon program as closely, however, especially if we do most work at home, then we are back to the disagreements and issues noted by the pp.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics